Napoli vs. Verona: Serie A official Week 19 line-ups

NAPLES, ITALY – DECEMBER 07: Noa Lang of SSC Napoli reacts during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Juventus FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 07, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Napoli make rare changes as they host relegation-threatened Verona, with Noa Lang replacing injured David Neres alongside Rasmus Hojlund.

It kicks off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 17.30 GMT (18.30 CET).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the Liveblog.

Antonio Conte has barely shifted his starting XI in recent weeks, with options limited by the injuries to Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne.

The latest additions to the absentee list are David Neres and Sam Beukema, while Pasquale Mazzocchi is suspended after his red card in the fiery win away to Lazio.

With this in mind, Lang gets a rare start in the attack with Eljif Elmas and the ever-present Hojlund, as Lorenzo Lucca is discussing a potential move to Benfica.

Alessandro Buongiorno is preferred to Juan Jesus in defence, while Miguel Gutierrez gives Leonardo Spinazzola a rest.

With the Scudetto showdown against Inter coming up this Sunday, there might’ve been the temptation to rest more first choice players.

Hellas Verona are rock bottom along with Fiorentina and Pisa, but are not to be taken for granted after recent wins over Fiorentina and Atalanta.

Rafik Belghali is at the Africa Cup of Nations, while Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and Tomas Suslov are injured.

Roberto Gagliardini steps into midfield and Gift Orban is surprisingly partnered by Amin Sarr, sending impressive Giovane to the bench.

There is famously a very strong and bitter rivalry between the fans of these two clubs.

Surprisingly, last season’s run to the Scudetto started with a 3-0 defeat away to Verona, but Napoli recovered to lift the Serie A trophy.

Napoli vs. Verona line-ups

Napoli: Milinkovic Savic; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutierrez; Elmas, Hojlund, Lang

Verona: Montipò; Unai Nunez, Bella Kotchap, Valentini; Bradaric, Niasse, Gagliadini, Bernede, Frese; Sarr, Orban